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Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from the 1st January, 1886— the date upon which they were first issued— to the 31st March, 1912.

Number of Postal Notes sold. Total. ! At Is. At Is. 6a. At 2s. i At 2s. 6d. At 3s. At 5s. At 7s. 6d. ■ At 10s. Quarter ended Mar. 31.1886 3,019 i 2.046 .. 1.012 ! .. 2,039 i 969 | 2,379 18S6-87..- .. .. 16.605 I 12,283 .. 6.647 : .. 11,566 5,729 : 13,103 1887-88.. .. .. I i 17,167 • .. 9,162 .. 15,553 i 7.671 ; 17,487 1888-89. .1 .. .. ! 27,428 i 21,900 .. j 11,912 .. 19,741 ; 9,477 I 21,149 1889-90.. .. .. 32,754 | 25,387 .. 14,478 : .. 23,550 i 10,894 j 24,011 1890-91.. .. .. 35,915 i 28,559 .. 16,092 : .. 25,204 j 12,229 I 25,906 1891-92.. .. .. 42,416 I 33,722 j .. 19,383 ' .. 29,550 I 14,019 I 30,132 1892-93.. .. .. 48,612 ! 38,849 : .. ; 22,038 i .. 33,012 j 16,072 i 32,747 1893-94.. .. .. I 56,761 j 44,706 j .. : 25,461 .. 37,771 i 18,096 ■ 37.687 I 1894-95... .. .. I 62,306 I 49,846 ; .. 28.975 I .. 43,829 ! 20,423 ■■ 43,167 ! 1895-90..: .. .. 68,454 56,185 ! .. 32,801 I .. 49,204 | 22,802 i 47,787 | 1896-97..: .. .. 74,534 62,056 ' .. ! 35,322 ', .. 54,219 j 24,871 51,963 j 1897-98..: .. .. 81,958 69,981 ; .. 38,617 ; .. 60,843 \ 26,968 j 55,748 1898-99..: .. .. 86,529 72,710 I .. 41,991 ! .. 64,386 i 28,448 ! 59,631 1899-1900 .. .. 93,762 77,431 .. i ii,'68i ; .. 70,416 ; 30,680 ; 63,787 1900-1901! .. .. 85,478 | 68,068 13,834 52,691 114,702, 80,630 j 24.497 ! 71,001 ! 1901-1902 : .. .. 49,529 j 30,255 62,285 ! 70,683 ! 65,467 i 109,663 i .. ; 92,708 1902-1908 . .... .. 54,268 I 33,409 , 70,122 | 76,613 75,700 119,593 : .. ,102,641 1903-1004; .. .. 61,379 j 37,514 85,909! 86,626 : 89,276 i 134,270 \ ' .. 114,755 1904-1906: .. .. 65,484 I 40,263 ! 86,711 : 96,228 99,739 ' 154,281 j .. j 130,430 1905-1906 .. .. 74,389 ! 45,358 98,503 i 108,493 114,411 ! 167.430 '■ .. j 143,216 1906-1907 .. .. 82,417 | 54,375 1106,311 | 120, 32L 128,384 : 187,083 | .. 159,045 j 1907-lPOS; .. .. 89,906 ! 58,202 124,052 J 136,392 143, 854 205, 500 i .. 171,951 1908-lSKi!) .. .. 97,285 j 59,484 15:{, 925 I 162,588 il46, 148 : 227,471 | .. 188,677 | 1909-1010 .. .. 113,825 I 67,406 1181,791 I 195,168 : 166, 486 \ 261,045 i .. I 1910-1'JLi. .. .. 130,645 I 79,792 1211,298 244,941 201,569 301,707 ! .. 242,854 1911-1912 .. .. 141,504 I 85,130 236,665 263,829 1215,984 i 337,338 j .. ■ 261,600 j At 7s. 6d. } i I At 10s. At 12s. 6d. At 15s. _At 17s. 6d. j At £1. * ( I 695 992 425 ; 2,866 I 4,090 5,187 2,375 \ 14,961 5,278 6.940 | 2,952 ! 17,578 ; 6,618 8.243 3,633 i 19,778 7,809 9,386 I 4,158 j 22,596 I 7,969 10.172 j 4.366 j 23.503 ; 9,058 11,611 \ 4,953 ! I 9,904 12,330 | -5,369 ' 28,969 11,016 13,800 I 6,156 ! 33,935 11,864 15,567 I 6,790 j 36,601 i 13,601 17,191 ! 7,020 : 33,390 14,365 18,102 I 7,406 : 32,868 15,463 19,477 ! 7,904 32,179 16,202 19,990 8,193 32,696 16,957 21,393 8,539 j 33,491 13,304 23,875 j 6,799 : 35,067 ! 32,128 J .. : 43,042 34,508 i .. , 48,852 38,030 l .. ; 58,629 i 42,317 i .. ! 69,206 j 46,228 i .. I 76,508 51,559 I .. i 91,193 57,637 i .. I 104,714 i 62,916 j .. ! 123,786 i i 70,967 .. i 143,611 ; 82,253 ! .. ; 171,900 I 88,693 I .. ; 190,823 | At £5.* M92 1,090 728 673 607 560 556 558 656 638 788 954 423 16,442 I 92,546 J 122,255 I 149,879 I 175,023 ! 189,915 I 220,683 ! 247,902 J 285,389 319,368 349,627 376,796 ! 409,866 431,449 461,447 490,506 ! 556,316 616,264 i 707,044 J 785,347 ! 875,324 981,642 i 1,092,631 1,222,280 1,414,752 j 1,666,959 1,821,566 Number. £ s. d. 6,909 15 6 37,659 7 0 47,729 5 0 56,841 18 0 65,484 2 0 69,721 18 6 79,325 16 6 87,856 18 0 101,002 7 6 112,307 10 0 123,368 6 6 129,011 18 0 134,378 9 6 139,957 4 0 147,686 8 6 154,435 16 6 173,317 5 0 191,904 13 0 220,069 11 0 250,123 7 6 276,279 7 6 314,053 6 0 347,300 0 0 389,143 0 0 447,618 14 0 521,942 18 6 574,979 18 6 Value. ' * Tssnpf] onlv from 17tih .Time 1ROS to .Slst G * Issued only from 17th June 1895 to 31st October 907 October 907 * Issued. only trora lvtii June la!J5 to u